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My friend has a verizon LG G3. It is currently running 5.1.1 lollipop 35b. It was having a bunch of random reboots, we put in a new battery and the reboots stopped. The phone is working fine, except it keeps downloading the 46a 6.0 marshmallow update, but when it reboots to install, it gets to 2% and says error and reboots and I am back in 5.1.1 lollipop still. I checked software status, and it said "official" and I even used the Lg upgrade and repair assistant from verizon and chose to repair, which downloaded a 1.64 gb file (the 35b software kdz I'm pretty sure) and flashed it to the phone. I have also used lg flash tool 2014 to flash the 35b kdz. It always flashes the 35b kdz just fine, but still fails to take the marshmallow update.
I don't need root. All I'm trying to do is get from stock 35b lollipop to 46a marshmallow since it keeps failing. Since it didn't work even after successfully flashing the kdz, do I have to go all the way back to 10b and then just take a bunch of software updates ota until I get to 46a? I helped her get this phone on ebay, and it wasn't rooted when we got it, but for some reason it just won't take the update.
I understand there is no 46a kdz available right? I have been reading around about downgrading to 10b and whatnot here on xda, but I would prefer to not have to go through all that extra hassle if I don't have to. I don't need root, just need to update.
Any tips / ideas would be great! thanks.
steven_computer_guy said:
Since it didn't work even after successfully flashing the kdz, do I have to go all the way back to 10b and then just take a bunch of software updates ota until I get to 46a?
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I doubt if that would make any difference - OTAing to 35B gets you the same thing as flashing the 35B KDZ, but this is such a weird problem, I don't know... Try it and let us know.
You could try any extra factory reset even though flushing the KDZ with the official tool does that.
The only other thing I can think of is to try taking the OTA without the Micro SD card in.
I understand there is no 46a kdz available right?
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Correct, haven't seen it. The tool you used should've downloaded the 46A KDZ if it had been available.
I had my G3 replaced by verizon after a hardware failure. The new one shipped with 47A, and I attempted to roll back to 10B using the TOT method, but it gave me the dreaded "there is no ks version" error. I checked and it's NOT one of the K revision phones. Anyway, I gave up on flashing it for now but decided to try rooting it with Kingroot. That failed as well. In the meantime I've received the notification to upgrade to 48A and since it kept bugging me about it, I went ahead and told it to upgrade. It failed with an error code and just sat there, unresponsive. So I pulled the battery and now it's stuck in a boot loop. It turns on, vibrates, and shows the LG splash screen. Then it reboots. So it's definitely bricked at the moment. I tried rolling back to 47A with the kdz method, which appeared to work but it's still doing the same thing. Tried the 48A kdz, same effect.
Does anyone have any suggestions or is this thing toast?
With the TOT method, were you using the newer .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ? This is necessary from a completely stock 35B or higher VS985.
When you flashed the KDZ, did you choose the CSE option (you should)?
Try a wipe Cache or Factory Reset from the stock recovery, even though those shouldn't be necessary if you used the CSE option.
Like stock Factory Reset, the CSE option wipes everything including internal storage.
Lastly, although this doesn't help at the moment until you can successfully flash the TOT, flashing TOTs fixes more things than flashing KDZs. They contain more partitions than KDZs and I've witnessed the difference myself.
If you were still successfully on 47A and KingRoot worked for you, I'd direct you to my KS error thread and guide with a workaround in the General section. I wonder if in more recent versions of KingRoot if they broke their own method because the slightly older versions of KingRoot I have, have never failed to temporarily root the phone. Even then, it always required re-rooting after every reboot, and my workaround is a last resort that is merely to enable downgrading so you can still root etc the right way (SuperSU).
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
With the TOT method, were you using the newer .DLL that's extracted from the 35B KDZ? This is necessary from a completely stock 35B or higher VS985.
When you flashed the KDZ, did you choose the CSE option (you should)?
Try a wipe Cache or Factory Reset from the stock recovery, even though those shouldn't be necessary if you used the CSE option.
Like stock Factory Reset, the CSE option wipes everything including internal storage.
Lastly, although this doesn't help at the moment until you can successfully flash the TOT, flashing TOTs fixes more things than flashing KDZs. They contain more partitions than KDZs and I've witnessed the difference myself.
If you were still successfully on 47A and KingRoot worked for you, I'd direct you to my KS error thread and guide with a workaround in the General section. I wonder if in more recent versions of KingRoot if they broke their own method because the slightly older versions of KingRoot I have, have never failed to temporarily root the phone. Even then, it always required re-rooting after every reboot, and my workaround is a last resort that is merely to enable downgrading so you can still root etc the right way (SuperSU).
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The file you're talking about for .TOT is LGUP9784.dll, right? I did download that one before attempting to apply the TOT.
For the KDZ, I did use the CSE option, but just for good measure tried wiping the cache and factory reset. Still in the same loop.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kingroot is broken though. I'm pretty sure that if I could successfully flash the TOT, everything would be fine. I have a replacement G3 on the way but I'm still going to try to tinker with this one for a few days before shipping it back. If the new one ships with 47A, I'll try Kingroot again and follow the directions on your thread.
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The file you're talking about for .TOT is LGUP9784.dll, right? I did download that one before attempting to apply the TOT.
For the KDZ, I did use the CSE option, but just for good measure tried wiping the cache and factory reset. Still in the same loop.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Kingroot is broken though. I'm pretty sure that if I could successfully flash the TOT, everything would be fine. I have a replacement G3 on the way but I'm still going to try to tinker with this one for a few days before shipping it back. If the new one ships with 47A, I'll try Kingroot again and follow the directions on your thread.
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The filename of the .DLL is generic - all the .DLLs from each stock release KDZ is named the same or very similar. I have the .DLL from 35B at my Android File Host link at the bottom of the first post of @annoyingduck 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section - a link to his thread is also in my signature below.
Just to be clear, the my alternative KS Error thread is definitely a last resort. Some people have bricked their phones doing it, and those of us that it's worked everytime have no idea why it has bricked for others. From what I know, everyone who's bricked was able to either flash the 10B KDZ or 10B TOT after, or using the QHSUSB_BULK 9008 mode recovery instructions if the device shows up as QHSUSB_BULK 9008 in Device Manager, though (even though the phone's bricked, the process downgrades certain partitions which enable flashing any KDZ). TOTs are still preferred, of course. I'm just saying when you get the replacement, try the TOT method again before doing anything else.
If you do end up trying the KingRoot method and it fails to root, let me know in that thread and I'll upload the older versions of KingRoot that worked for me on 46A and 47A (but no version works on 48A last time I checked).
The 48A OTA likely failed due to KingRoot's attempt at rooting although normally if something's modified an OTA these days just refuses to install but doesn't leave a bricked device. I'd chalk it up to how invasive KingRoot is.
FYI, weirder things have happened than this - try keeping your MicroSD card ejected. For that matter, when attempting flashing the TOT, I'd eject both the MicroSD card and SIM card when you think of it. Once in 9-10 blue moons, a MicroSD card is keeping the phone from booting correctly. I doubt if this is the case but its worth a try.
I picked up a new in box factory unlocked LG V30+ (LG-US998) on Amazon pretty cheap in December. What I didn't realize it that it is just running android 7.1.2 not 8 which I believe is the most current version available. I bought the unlocked version to avoid all the AT&T bloatware, but now I'm realizing it won't update OTA to the newest OS and is probably behind on security updates. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the phone to update OTA. I'm not interested in a custom rom or any of that, so if that means I need to flash the AT&T stock rom (with their bloatware) that's fine. I just want the phone to get OTA updates. I tried using the LG software to update it and it doesn't recognize the phone.
Refer to these two threads. Read through them, ignore the part about rooting if you won't be doing that.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/using-lgup-crossflashing-t3780969
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I picked up a new in box factory unlocked LG V30+ (LG-US998) on Amazon pretty cheap in December. What I didn't realize it that it is just running android 7.1.2 not 8 which I believe is the most current version available. I bought the unlocked version to avoid all the AT&T bloatware, but now I'm realizing it won't update OTA to the newest OS and is probably behind on security updates. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the phone to update OTA. I'm not interested in a custom rom or any of that, so if that means I need to flash the AT&T stock rom (with their bloatware) that's fine. I just want the phone to get OTA updates. I tried using the LG software to update it and it doesn't recognize the phone.
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You just need to update to latest US998 KDZ via software called LGUP.
See link below. You want steps 4 and 5.
FRANKENSTEIN INSTRUCTIONS
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76510671&postcount=168
Yes, those instructions are for converting to US998 -- but steps 4 and 5 still apply to someone just wanting to update US998 to most current firmware.
Install LGUP, download latest US998 KDZ (links provided), flash via Update mode. Easy.
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I picked up a new in box factory unlocked LG V30+ (LG-US998) on Amazon pretty cheap in December. What I didn't realize it that it is just running android 7.1.2 not 8 which I believe is the most current version available. I bought the unlocked version to avoid all the AT&T bloatware, but now I'm realizing it won't update OTA to the newest OS and is probably behind on security updates. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the phone to update OTA. I'm not interested in a custom rom or any of that, so if that means I need to flash the AT&T stock rom (with their bloatware) that's fine. I just want the phone to get OTA updates. I tried using the LG software to update it and it doesn't recognize the phone.
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An even better answer:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/lg-v30-oreo-t3831950
Just go to the US998 Oreo KDZ thread, install the LGUP attached there and download latest KDZ to update. Install via "Upgrade" mode in LGUP.
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An even better answer:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/lg-v30-oreo-t3831950
Just go to the US998 Oreo KDZ thread, install the LGUP attached there and download latest KDZ to update. Install via "Upgrade" mode in LGUP.
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I read through but I'm a bit unsure of what I need to do. Do I need to unlock the bootloader or root it? I'm not interested in rooting it. Do I just download US99820h_00_0318.kdz and use the patched LGUP to install / flash it to my phone? I'm not sure where to get the proper patched version of LGUP to do this.
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I read through but I'm a bit unsure of what I need to do. Do I need to unlock the bootloader or root it? I'm not interested in rooting it.
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No, this update to current firmware has nothing to do with bootloader unlock and root.
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Do I just download US99820h_00_0318.kdz and use the patched LGUP to install / flash it to my phone?
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Yes, that's exactly what you do. It's like a manual OTA. You have the file, you use Upgrade mode with Dev Patched LGUP (which is more powerful than stock LGUP).
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I'm not sure where to get the proper patched version of LGUP to do this.
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It's attached to post #1 of the US998 KDZ thread. You download it from there, and there's also link to download US998 20H KDZ.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/us998-lg-v30-us998-us99820a040330-kdz-t3786337
I had this same issue with my phone... Wouldn't ever get OTA updates... Honestly, the easiest way to get updates outside the kdz and lgup is to use the twrp stock builds. They're stock V30, you can get them without bloatware (US-998), and updating them is a piece of cake once you know what you're doing... In my case, the lack of updates seemed to have something to do with the fact that my device was somehow a Sprint device, blah blah blah....
Anyways, TWRP stock builds is the way to go... I'm currently running the Tmobile stock build and it's fine and does whatever I need it to... I like it better than custom
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I had this same issue with my phone... Wouldn't ever get OTA updates... Honestly, the easiest way to get updates outside the kdz and lgup is to use the twrp stock builds. They're stock V30, you can get them without bloatware (US-998), and updating them is a piece of cake once you know what you're doing... In my case, the lack of updates seemed to have something to do with the fact that my device was somehow a Sprint device, blah blah blah....
Anyways, TWRP stock builds is the way to go... I'm currently running the Tmobile stock build and it's fine and does whatever I need it to... I like it better than custom
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But they don't want to unlock bootloader and root, so I'm telling them the easy LGUP Upgrade mode method with latest US998 KDZ.
I agree TWRP flashable zip is fantastic. I use it, but for my wife's phone which is not bootloader unlocked or rooted (and my sister's phone also), the LGUP/KDZ method is where they need.
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I read through but I'm a bit unsure of what I need to do. Do I need to unlock the bootloader or root it? I'm not interested in rooting it.
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No, this LGUP update to current firmware KDZ has nothing to do with bootloader unlock and root.
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But they don't want to unlock bootloader and root, so I'm telling them the easy LGUP Upgrade mode method with latest US998 KDZ.
I agree TWRP flashable zip is fantastic. I use it, but for my wife's phone which is not bootloader unlocked or rooted (and my sister's phone also), the LGUP/KDZ method is where they need.
No, this LGUP update to current firmware KDZ has nothing to do with bootloader unlock and root.
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I hate to resurrect such an old post, but I never got around to doing this. Now that the quarantine is in place I have time. Is there a newer version of the kdz that I should use (probably Pie)? I'm guessing there's a newer version of LGUP (modified) as well?
Let me make sure I understand this too. I can use the modified version of LGUP to flash the newer kdz to my phone using the "upgrade" option and it keeps all the data currently on my phone, right? If later I wanted to do a factory reset on my phone, that would wipe the data but still retain the newer kdz that was installed, correct?
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I hate to resurrect such an old post, but I never got around to doing this. Now that the quarantine is in place I have time. Is there a newer version of the kdz that I should use (probably Pie)? I'm guessing there's a newer version of LGUP (modified) as well?
Let me make sure I understand this too. I can use the modified version of LGUP to flash the newer kdz to my phone using the "upgrade" option and it keeps all the data currently on my phone, right? If later I wanted to do a factory reset on my phone, that would wipe the data but still retain the newer kdz that was installed, correct?
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For US998, I only recommend updating to last Oreo 20h. I'm rooted, still on that. My wife, mother, sister, brother in law who are all NOT Bootloader Unlocked/Rooted are all still on that, also.
The one US998 Pie KDZ we received is very wonky. It's technically for U.S. Cellular. LG never released Pie KDZ for Open Market. Charging is slower, other things broken if you use other carriers.
Many people find it hard to update to, and if you have problems most of the workarounds depend on having TWRP.
I strongly recommend stable last Oreo 20h.
Yes, there is newer version of Dev Patched LGUP. I have it posted in the US998 Oreo and Pie KDZ threads, as well as Frankenstein.
Yes, if the use Upgrade mode you keep your data as long as you are already on earlier same firmware, in this case US998.
I have a US998 running the latest Verizon Oreo 20k. It tried to update to Pie but failed and since then, I've lost all fastboot commands. Prior to this, I had TWRP, and an unlocked bootloader. Now, it seems by bootloader is locked, and I cant get into download mode and downgrade with any .kdz via LGUP. Any suggestions?
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I have a US998 running the latest Verizon Oreo 20k. It tried to update to Pie but failed and since then, I've lost all fastboot commands.
Prior to this, I had TWRP, and an unlocked bootloader. Now, it seems by bootloader is locked, and I cant get into download mode and downgrade with any .kdz via LGUP. Any suggestions?
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You never had no fastboot flash commands while on Verizon firmware. You only have fastboot flash commands while on US998 firmware. That's why you had to temporarily Frankenstein to US998 to unlock the bootloader.
Why did you try to update to Pie OTA while you had TWRP custom recovery? OTA is ONLY for phones with full stock. We tell people over and over they will NEVER take OTA unless back in on full stock firmware.
Most people with TWRP freeze or disable the annoying OTA bags which are useless to them.
You should have waited for the TWRP-flashable zip that's coming...
Yeah, hindsight is 20-20. I installed stock 20k Verizon firmware, and took the OTA update. Wanted to play with Verizon's Pie for a bit. The update downloaded, but on rebooting, it failed. So now I'm still stuck on Verizon Oreo, no fastboot commands, unable to use LGUP to flash any .kdz. Lesson learned. Perhaps the guy on ebay can remote fix this.
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You never had no fastboot flash commands while on Verizon firmware. You only have fastboot flash commands while on US998 firmware. That's why you had to temporarily Frankenstein to US998 to unlock the bootloader.
Why did you try to update to Pie OTA while you had TWRP custom recovery? OTA is ONLY for phones with full stock. We tell people over and over they will NEVER take OTA unless back in on full stock firmware.
Most people with TWRP freeze or disable the annoying OTA bags which are useless to them.
You should have waited for the TWRP-flashable zip that's coming...
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Yeah, hindsight is 20-20. I installed stock 20k Verizon firmware, and took the OTA update. Wanted to play with Verizon's Pie for a bit. The update downloaded, but on rebooting, it failed. So now I'm still stuck on Verizon Oreo, no fastboot commands, unable to use LGUP to flash any .kdz. Lesson learned. Perhaps the guy on ebay can remote fix this.
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You didn't install full stock firmware if you flashed with VS996 TWRP-flashable zip.
If you flashed full VS996 KDZ via Dev Patched LGUP, then yes that's installing stock firmware. And that would have wiped out TWRP, and safety allowed you to update with OTA.
HOWEVER, you would have no fastboot flash commands and no way to reinstall TWRP. You would then have to Frankenstein back to US998 for that.
Good news is your bootloader is still unlocked. You never locked it back. You just have no fastboot flash commands.
You've tried to manually go into download mode before opening Dev Patched LGUP?. Just asking.
(My hindsight isn't 20/20. I could have told you this would have happened if you'd ask questions. We tell people over and over not to try to take OTA after they install TWRP.
1) We have something better than crappy partial image OTA. We have full image KDZ and then TWRP flashable zips based on full image KDZ.
2) They will mess up their phones taking OTA with TWRP custom recovery installed. I'm sorry you didn't read the warnings.)
I don;t think anyone could predict that an OTA would wipe out download mode. Plenty have taken the Pie update without this happening. For ****s and giggles, I wanted to try Pie, and for me, the best way to do so was to do it via OTA on a fresh stock kdz. I didn't mind, as I can (could) easily get TWRP, root,etc back. However, the OTA didn't install (Verizon's fault?), there was an update installation error. I gave up, tried to kdz back to us998 like I've done successfully a bunch of times. But LGUP can't install any kdz because I lost download mode. It just gets to 4% and reboots back into the OS. I have a feeling my LAF is corrupted. Taking an OTA from Verizon that is meant for millions of phones shouldn't cause this sort of trouble but it did. I lost my ability to revert changes.
It appears the only way to get download mode back is to do it remotely via test points. Arghh.
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You didn't install full stock firmware if you flashed with VS996 TWRP-flashable zip.
If you flashed full VS996 KDZ via Dev Patched LGUP, then yes that's installing stock firmware. And that would have wiped out TWRP, and safety allowed you to update with OTA.
HOWEVER, you would have no fastboot flash commands and no way to reinstall TWRP. You would then have to Frankenstein back to US998 for that.
Good news is your bootloader is still unlocked. You never locked it back. You just have no fastboot flash commands.
You've tried to manually go into download mode before opening Dev Patched LGUP?
(My hindsight isn't 20/20. I could have told you this would have happened if you'd ask questions. We tell people over and over not to try to take OTA after they install TWRP.
1) We have something better than crappy partial image OTA. We have full image KDZ.
2) They will mess up their phones. I'm sorry you didn't read the warnings.)
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So you did flash full VS996 Oreo KDZ? You had already gotten rid of TWRP prior to taking the OTA? I thought you had flashed V996 Oreo TWRP flashable zip and tried to take OTA with TWRP custom recovery still installed.
Then other than the crappy partial image OTA, I don't know why it didn't work.
Are you able to go into download mode manually before opening LGUP? If so, what I would suggest is re-installing Verizon Oreo KDZ via Refurbish mode to clean things up. Make sure you are using the NEW Dev Patched LGUP found in the Pie KDZ threads, not the older one found in the Oreo KDZ threads. The older one doesn't work to downgrade from Pie. Even though you didn't successfully update to Pie, something about your system may have changed.
Then after successfully reinstalling VS996 Oreo KDZ (if successful), then go full blown Frankenstein to US998: US998 Nougat, Master Reset, US998 Oreo.
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I don;t think anyone could predict that an OTA would wipe out download mode. Plenty have taken the Pie update without this happening. For ****s and giggles, I wanted to try Pie, and for me, the best way to do so was to do it via OTA on a fresh stock kdz. I didn't mind, as I can (could) easily get TWRP, root,etc back.
However, the OTA didn't install (Verizon's fault?), there was an update installation error. I gave up, tried to kdz back to us998 like I've done successfully a bunch of times. But LGUP can't install any kdz because I lost download mode. It just gets to 4% and reboots back into the OS. I have a feeling my LAF is corrupted. Taking an OTA from Verizon that is meant for millions of phones shouldn't cause this sort of trouble but it did. I lost my ability to revert changes.
It appears the only way to get download mode back is to do it remotely via test points. Arghh.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/help/ota-pie-update-14-bricked-att-h931-t3968622
See that thread. They recovered.
Unfortunately, I have somehow lost download mode, so LGUP will never work. Is it possible for an OTA to inactivate download mode? If so, that seems pretty shady, but not unlike Verizon. If Verizon is inactivating download mode, they're being selective (maybe by IMEI?) sonas not to be obvious about it.
From what I understand, the LAF partition is associated with download mode in LG phones, is it somehow possible to restore via LGUP an LAF image or whatever format that's in and maybe get LAF partition back?
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Unfortunately, I have somehow lost download mode, so LGUP will never work. Is it possible for an OTA to inactivate download mode? If so, that seems pretty shady, but not unlike Verizon. If Verizon is inactivating download mode, they're being selective (maybe by IMEI?) sonas not to be obvious about it.
From what I understand, the LAF partition is associated with download mode in LG phones, is it somehow possible to restore via LGUP an LAF image or whatever format that's in and maybe get LAF partition back?
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You really need to unbrick this using qload 9008 and remote service from someone using octoplus, any button dance doesn't work to get download mode?
YoungAll said:
You really need to unbrick this using qload 9008 and remote service from someone using octoplus, any button dance doesn't work to get download mode?
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Yeah, as far as I know if LAF is borked on VS99620K then Octoplus is it, but I'll ask on Telegram to make sure. Good news is you can go into QLD 9008 mode for Octoplus repair using button dance and not necessarily need to open back of phone. There is a dude on XDA that'll do it for $15 instead of $35 (XDA discount)
EDIT: Found him: https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=6038524 (MFKilla). Here is what he offered few days ago: "For all xda members i have -20$ discount) Im from Moldova
And on my service no need disassemble the phone =)
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Yeah, as far as I know if LAF is borked on VS99620K then Octoplus is it, but I'll ask on Telegram to make sure. Good news is you can go into QLD 9008 mode for Octoplus repair using button dance and not necessarily need to open back of phone. There is a dude on XDA that'll do it for $15 instead of $35 (XDA discount)
EDIT: Found him: https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=6038524 (MFKilla). Here is what he offered few days ago: "For all xda members i have -20$ discount) Im from Moldova
And on my service no need disassemble the phone =)
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That $15 is super cheap :laugh:
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone, I'll reach out to this guy and see what's what.
I have an unlocked AT&T V30 H931 that I've been using on Verizon with a stock Verizon Oreo ROM. I got a prompt this morning saying System Update 14 was ready to install, so I accepted the update. It proceeded to update until it got stuck on the white Verizon boot screen with the animated dots. I left it here for a while in case it would eventually make it past this, but I gave up after 90 minutes.
I can reboot, go to download mode, bring up the recovery menu, reset, choose safe mode - none of these change anything. Whenever I try to boot, it just hangs at that screen. I've tried using LGUP to revert to the Oreo ROM I had, but I get an error with that. To top it all off, my brothers have the same phones and ROMs and they're in the same boat I'm in after accepting this update.
So, what can I do at this point? I thought maybe I could install Pie via LGUP, but I haven't been able to find a place to download the appropriate files from.
Use newer Dev Patched LGUP that can handle Pie (some stuff changed before aborting, so you may have partial Pie).
Go into Download mode manually, Refurbish to most recent Oreo KDZ.
Master Reset.
See Instructions in post #3 of this thread, about downgrading to Oreo...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/vs996-lg-v30-vs99630a000704arb00-kdz-t3952254
Use the newer Dev Patched LGUP from that thread. Uninstall any prior version. Read the installation instructions.
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Then wait for Verizon VS996 Pie KDZ to be released publicly.
Use same newer Dev Patched LGUP to install that, when available.
Great, it's working with the dual mode LGUP. Thanks!
Do you know why the OTA upgrade didn't work? I haven't had any trouble with previous OTAs, but of course this one is installing Pie.
jamiphar said:
Great, it's working with the dual mode LGUP. Thanks!
Do you know why the OTA upgrade didn't work? I haven't had any trouble with previous OTAs, but of course this one is installing Pie.
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Glad you recovered!
You aren't the only one who got bit by this. There's another thread going with almost same circumstances. Originally I thought he tried to install OTA with TWRP custom recovery still installed, but he was full VS996 stock (from US998), and he knows what he's doing.
No, I don't know why -- but I'm very distrustful of any partial image OTA updates. Learned that from Droid Turbo forum. I always prefer to manually flash full image, as it gives me more control.
Full image Pie KDZ for VS996 should be released publicly any day now.
ChazzMatt said:
You aren't the only one who got bit by this. There's another thread going with almost same circumstances. Originally I thought he tried to install OTA with TWRP custom recovery still installed, but he was full VS996 stock (from US998), and he knows what he's doing.
No, I don't know why -- but I'm very distrustful of any partial image OTA updates. Learned that from Droid Turbo forum. I always prefer to manually flash full image, say gives me more control.
Full image Pie KDZ for VS996 should be released publicly any day now.
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Ok, I see. I'm making a mental note to wait for KDZ releases in the future.
One more question: my brother's phone, which has the same issue, has data on its internal storage that he hasn't backed up. Is there any way to downgrade without having to wipe the internal storage or perform a reset?
jamiphar said:
Ok, I see. I'm making a mental note to wait for KDZ releases in the future.
One more question: my brother's phone, which has the same issue, has data on its internal storage that he hasn't backed up. Is there any way to downgrade without having to wipe the internal storage or perform a reset?
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Probably won't work, but using Dev Patched LGUP he can TRY to use "Upgrade" mode to go back to most recent Oreo. It's not really Upgrade but if successful, it would keep his data.
If that doesn't work, then he needs to use Refurbish mode.
You're lucky, I lost download mode and the ability to LGUP and kdz. I've never had any problems using an OTA update when on stock firmware but I sure as hell learned my lesson. I feel sorry for those poor people that don't understand these issues and just take an OTA update because they don't know any better and lose features on their phones. Perhaps ignorance is bliss.
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You're lucky, I lost download mode and the ability to LGUP and kdz. I've never had any problems using an OTA update when on stock firmware but I sure as hell learned my lesson. I feel sorry for those poor people that don't understand these issues and just take an OTA update because they don't know any better and lose features on their phones. Perhaps ignorant is bliss.
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So you lost download mode after an OTA update? Just trying to understand whats happening here.
Yeah, on stock Verizon firmware, update restarted the phone, booted to a failed update screen, then back to the normal OS. But I don't see my unlocked bootloader warning screen anymore, and when I tried to use LGUP, I found I didn't have download mode anymore, so currently unable to flash any kdz.
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Yeah, on stock Verizon firmware, update restarted the phone, booted to a failed update screen, then back to the normal OS. But I don't see my unlocked bootloader warning screen anymore, and when I tried to use LGUP, I found I didn't have download mode anymore, so currently unable to flash any kdz.
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What about TWRP?
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Lost that, too. I've never had an OTA jack my phone up so bad, it's like it erased the LAF partition. My only option it seems is to use an Octopus Box.
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Lost that, too. I've never had an OTA jack my phone up so bad, it's like it erased the LAF partition. My only option it seems is to use an Octopus Box.
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Do you have stock recovery now?
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I have nothing, if I try and adb into stock revcovery, I get a "no command" error, and no button combos can get me past that. Eventually, it just boots up normally.
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I have nothing, if I try and adb into stock revcovery, I get a "no command" error, and no button combos can get me past that. Eventually, it just boots up normally.
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I remember having similar instance of flashing one of the Verizon roms that I lost download mode too. I had to flash a us998 rom to fix it..
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How do you flash without download mode? Did you have TWRP?
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How do you flash without download mode? Did you have TWRP?
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I still had twrp.
Do you still have root?
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What about TWRP?
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He's on stock firmware, so no TWRP.
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Yeah, on stock Verizon firmware, update restarted the phone, booted to a failed update screen, then back to the normal OS. But I don't see my unlocked bootloader warning screen anymore, and when I tried to use LGUP, I found I didn't have download mode anymore, so currently unable to flash any kdz.
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You still have unlocked bootloader, but Verizon firmware doesn't have unlocked bootloader warning.
Some people in the past would flash parts of Verizon KDZ to get rid of the annoying bootloader unlock warning. But that's dangerous to mix and match.
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You're lucky, I lost download mode and the ability to LGUP and kdz. I've never had any problems using an OTA update when on stock firmware but I sure as hell learned my lesson. I feel sorry for those poor people that don't understand these issues and just take an OTA update because they don't know any better and lose features on their phones. Perhaps ignorance is bliss.
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ChazzMatt said:
He's on stock firmware, so no TWRP.
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So he probably flashed a stock rom, and hopefully flashed magisk, he'll have root. He can possibly recovery twrp with Flashify.
MicroMod777 said:
So he probably flashed a stock rom, and hopefully flashed magisk, he'll have root. He can possibly recovery twrp with Flashify.
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He Frankensteined to full stock VS9996 to see the Verizon Pie OTA. It didn't successfully install. He somehow lost Download mode and doesn't have fastboot flash commands -- since he's on VS996 firmware.
He DOES still have unlocked bootloader, but it can't do any good without being able to Frankenstein back to US998. He needs Download mode for that, to use Dev Patched LGUP.
If someone can capture the OTA .up file, couldn't that be installed with LGUP in FOTA mode? If the update succeeds, it should restore LAF.
I understand that's what H932 users who lost their LAF do to restore it. Haven't tried it myself, just pointing it out. Check the H932 lafsploit root thread for details.
Heck, try updating with LG Bridge. If it works, great, otherwise it should at least provide the OTA file. Again, as I understand, haven't tried myself
Edit: Even better, don't try to install the Pie update, but rather install the last security update with LGUP FOTA mode, if you can find the OTA file. Again, that's what H932 users do to restore a lost LAF partition.